From Our House to Yours

Me and Mine wish You and Yours a VERY happy & healthy Thanksgiving. We are having a Hispanic American one with Pernil (roast pork), Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas), oven roasted turkey breast, mashed and sweet potatoes. I wish I could have my wonderful peeps around my table but I will send my heartfelt wishes.

Until next time....

Happy Thanksgiving All!

Greetings and Salutations all!

Today is my turn over at Crafty Card Gallery for the Fall or Thanksgiving theme card. I am just in love with the glitter paper I can color on. I pulled this paper out of my scrap pile because it reminds me of Fall. This card took no time at all. Here it is:

The stamp set that I used was Close to My Heart's Thankful Heart (B1463). The star is from the Scaredy Cat Assortment (Z3011). The ink is Cocoa Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad (Z2114). This will be sent to my Mom. Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day. Until next time....

Operation Write Home - First Date Scheduled

Greetings All!

I have decided on the first date for our Operation Write Home (OWH) session. The date for local peeps will by Saturday, December 6th from 1:00-3:00 PM (NO CARDMAKING EXPERIENCE NEEDED). Cards from our online peeps are to be received by December 20th (I need to get them there by the 31st). Each month I will give you a theme and the general cards that are being requested. For this month they are:

December Theme: 

Valentines and winter

5 General Themes requested:

Love *most requested
Missing you *most requested
Thank you
Birthday
Thinking of you, Hello, Blank (no sentiment)

Unaccepted themes:

Get Well
Sympathy
Wish you were here
Party invitations
Baby shower cards
Bridal announcements
Wedding cards
To mommy/daddy
Retirement, other rare themes

OWH is a great way to give back. And remember that, as an incentive, I will compile a list of names of all those who participate in the month and one person (each month) will win a $10 gift card. You can choose from the following retailers:

* Dunkin' Donuts
* Starbucks
* Walmart
* Target

You could also apply the $10 on my Close to My Heart website (suenj.ctmh.com). I hope we can accumulate lots of cards for our servicemen and women.

I hope you will join my in this endeavor to bring a smile to those far away from their families. If you have any questions (need my address to mail cards), you can drop me a line HERE.

Operation Write Home: The Lightbulb went off in my head!

Today is Veteran's Day and I was remembering all who have served this country. That includes my Dad and Grandfather (Navy). This has been weighing on my mind for a few weeks now and today the light bulb went off in my head when I woke up today! Why make Veteran's Day just one day? It can be every week or once a month. 

So..........

I have decided that I am going to organize a local group to join me in person and extend the offer online too. Here is how it will work. I will create an event Monthly on Facebook and post the information on my blog as well. For those not in the area, you can participate by making cards and mailing them to me to collect. For the local peeps, I will open my home for 2-3 hrs and we will make cards using my supplies. There is NO COST to the participants. I feel it is time to give back to those who give of themselves to serve our country. 

As an incentive, I will compile a list of names of all those who participate in the  month and one person (each month) will win a $10 gift card. You can choose from the following retailers:

* Dunkin' Donuts
* Starbucks
* Walmart
* Target

You could also apply the $10 on my Close to My Heart website (suenj.ctmh.com). I hope we can accumulate lots of cards for our servicemen and women. 

Here are the guidelines for cards we can send:

1. No glitter! It can flake off and cause a safety hazard. Please nothing shimmery.
2. A2 sized cards with envelopes are requested. No handmade envelopes.
3. Line cards made with dark cardstock.
4. Limit multiples to five.
5. NO handwritten sentiments

To read the full guidelines, click HERE.

I will be obtaining an Operation Write Home stamp to stamp the back of the cards received. Should you wish to order your own, you can read all about it on the OWH website.

Come back tomorrow for information on the first date. Until then....